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The Doors of Perception

1954 essay by Aldous Huxley
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Summary

The Doors of Perception is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,868 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Aldous Huxley[3]
  • Genre: essay[4]
  • Language of work or name: English[5]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[6]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1954[7]
  • Main subject: philosophy[8]
  • Title: The Doors of Perception[9]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for The Doors of Perception include The Doors[10], a musical group[11], founded in 1965[12].

Why It Matters

The Doors of Perception has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for it include The Doors[10], a musical group[11], founded in 1965[12].

Related Entities

Aldous Huxley literary work philosophy The Doors United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Aldous Huxley
    Language of work or name → English
    Country of origin → —
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